Conditional Perfect

Spanish conditional perfectTo talk about something that would, could, or should have happened—but didn’t—you need the conditional perfect, also known as the past conditional.

   

Conditional Perfect Conjugations

Spanish conditional perfectThe conditional perfect is a compound verb form, which means its conjugation has two components: the auxiliary verb haber in the conditional plus the past participle of the main verb.

   

Conditional Progressive

Spanish conditional progressiveThe Spanish conditional progressive is very similar to its English counterpart (would be + -ing). In both languages, the conditional progressive expresses an action that would be in progress at a certain point in time.

   

   

Dar – to give

Dar - Spanish verbDar, “to give,” is one of the most common Spanish verbs and is irregular in the present tense. It’s used much like its English equivalent.

   

Deber – must, to have to

Deber - must, to have toDeber is a very common Spanish verb with regular conjugations and an unusual relationship to some of its English equivalents. It has several meanings related to obligation, supposition, and expectation.

   

Decir – to say, to tell

Expressions with decirDecir is one of the most common and useful Spanish verbs and has irregular conjugations. Decir literally means “to say” or “to tell,” and is also found in many idiomatic expressions.

   

Estar – to be

Estar - to beEstar is one of two Spanish verbs that mean "to be." Estar is used to describe the current state of a noun – temporary, changeable attributes.

   

Estar vs Ser with Adjectives

Estar vs serYou probably know that Spanish has two verbs that mean “to be”: estar and ser. What you might not know is that dozens of Spanish adjectives have different meanings depending on which of these verbs they’re used with.